NGC4966 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC4966 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:20 (EDT), 27° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:31, 77° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:32, 40° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4966
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h06m [4] |
| Declination: | +29°03' [4] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 13.32 (V) [2] 14.02 (B) [2] 11.14 (J) [2] 10.42 (H) [2] 10.25 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABa |
| Distance: | 95.5 Mpc 311.3 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.70 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.58 |
Sources